AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级
+ {5 @( L- r( y* V nminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明* l2 m7 D3 T% g( Z
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高& o5 T: N2 d. c9 t+ i8 |0 {# |/ i
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉$ A3 ? Q7 R2 n: ?; q5 I
日军占领班克伦
3 N* F8 I# {& M& E# ? p8 k1 ~北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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" u7 d, e/ W% a* L5 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 E# Z4 d* X" x- u1 N9 d3 V2 [* r2 w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, ^' ?% h$ r6 R5 \ A-24 Banshee x 184 c) o. u4 b% S: N! p
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Allied aircraft losses
0 B, F4 [! q$ X A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
{' I4 c$ ]. A6 H A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak0 ?: J# u4 H- b. G
4 v' z$ ], L: J. o+ LJapanese Ships
6 _& p+ ^3 q3 v. c; {7 O CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ }( s2 k5 B0 S$ g; d# a9 s- k4 D; R. x DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 P. _5 |; w0 j+ Y) } CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
' ]( S+ Z* k( Q3 \+ Z1 y& B; r xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 Z) s9 [% t6 n. w xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
& P. N; U g/ T. L* } xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk, z) ^5 m! z y0 n& s4 O" N
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. r4 ~3 d! S7 q( N
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CA Northampton
0 R$ t9 N$ I) O P CA Chester$ P2 S$ i$ M/ z; K! h# n
DD Blue
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- ?4 ~4 N @* h% n* |+ x. P DD Mugford9 i' k/ B2 k3 }$ _* P/ G: ?3 c
DD Ralph Talbot
4 I7 r8 h, X* m% [" @ DD Henley' t! w; a1 v+ d l
DD Patterson" t9 T: A% z" K0 U( u2 \; ]; m
DD Craven
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% S( }$ D( m4 r5 \! S4 BJapanese ground losses:. o7 M& _0 X% {7 ~. Z
3887 casualties reported8 ~% R% \ u( H
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled; V# a) ^) i! J4 p3 w
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
* u4 d" W4 E+ g( x' V Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled; _/ ^/ D7 v8 \9 K _. f# v. R4 Y
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 M5 p, S* T- S4 J/ r; w/ C
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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& m- D4 X1 g3 U6 Z1 A3 @9 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54% i; `. p' V& u$ a/ J; ^+ U( T
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ L& q& q, x% O. {2 y$ V# KRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 Z+ ?. M9 J8 b4 z) NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft. ~* o7 h- U9 s- ^7 ^, @& }3 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6$ t. E' x1 t, ~
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24+ [/ R8 Y% G. ~ c7 z9 Q8 ~
8 k% Z8 s2 \6 d# J9 PAllied aircraft losses
! h; S; t+ b2 y" n% I+ [' F SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; X- c+ R! [) D+ x3 v& T
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% H' E$ q- c; _+ A c6 \5 ~
CL Nagara. ~% B) \/ I5 _' a
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk9 h6 L _* G! K( f' E
DD Makigumo1 E0 {2 r$ t/ @/ E. I
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
! f1 v; L( R9 h4 O. q+ A# V8 G 1845 casualties reported
$ p% o2 k6 e5 h Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
% k5 F! x; g1 N: ?7 R Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
8 O* N% g# f! |- |3 D. z Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled* N# B9 C, C( @; g3 H9 e
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: h& k# i3 D4 |9 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,520 H% j- {4 M) m- E1 c4 |, i: h3 I1 ?
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 b. J" N7 ] g2 z: R
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes1 O! o2 `" f7 a( G6 [! u* G0 H2 b
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3 h& ~8 P' g C5 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" M1 X) X* }& O W# h* `; O
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; N0 @0 |5 n' P TBD-1 Devastator x 14, H" b5 B4 R, |" ]# g
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 o v$ d: O- q% D& s9 D$ R
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d) R( R3 A% ] xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ Y1 |/ D0 z" Z9 \3 t xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 {0 v* a8 u @6 J9 s6 b AV Kimikawa Maru5 [( l8 n9 w$ A$ |
xAK Zinzan Maru( b! }, ~8 g! i. c! z6 s5 u
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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2 ]; Q( q$ t0 u: }$ _( n# iJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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3 n. ~: E) ?$ r+ a' Q7 QDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 + a4 K( O( i7 c, c1 O# T
$ _3 C! t! K, R+ M% x3 ?Allied adjusted defense: 19
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! ?- O# M6 k+ a( C& O. [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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4 W" v0 s" H, f5 H) x2 @, @! vJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1* d5 V$ j: U! E- O; x) R
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Combat modifiers [- X' s0 V. N" U! Q& I
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-). }/ M& V3 E; l8 B6 e* Q
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
0 X! A+ {9 a" U9 n2 ]* e 102 casualties reported
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4 b- Z. d' s6 }. f& Y# v5 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 o. g7 n6 }. a( ?% E9 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* F) r, h% z1 b$ q 118 casualties reported. Y0 u3 ?9 E; Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, F+ d$ W Q+ G
+ J5 \8 [, u: P% BAssaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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& `$ g% ~" w5 ^ d- C* f: C3 ^7 E 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion. f+ @ ?" n1 Y% m
Ambon Base Force |